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'The Ce{Atali Incorporating ROMAN COINS and CULTURE Classical Coins of Exceptional Quality 'The Ce{atali incorporating ROMAN COINS AND CULTURE Classical Coins of Exceptional Quality Ancient, Medieval, Foreign & British Coins Numismatic Books Purchase, Sale, Auction & Valuation Regular Price Lists & Auction Catalogues (Complimentary Catalogue Upon Request) Annual Subscription $25/£15 ($35/£20 overseas) Contact either our U.S. or U.K. office: ~ Seaby Coins ~ Eric J. McFadden, Senior Director 7 Davies Street London WI Y ILL, United Kingdom (071) 495·1888, Fax (071) 499-5916 ~ Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. ~ Victor England, Senior Director Post Office Box 245 Quarryville, PA 17566-0245 USA (717) 786-4013, Fax (717) 786-7954 INSIDE THE CELATOR ... Vol. 7, No.4 Aprif 1993 6 The 384th annual Ancient <Ift.e Cefator Coin Academy Awards PublisherJEditor by80b Levy Wayne G. Sayles 16 Astrological omens Office Manager Janet Sayles commemorated on Associate Editor Roman coinage Steven A. Sayles Page 6 by Michael R. Molnar 384th Annual Ancient Marketing Stephanie Sayles Coin Academy Awards 30 The incuse coinage by Bob Levy RCC Liaison of southern Italy James L. Meyer by Wiffiam E. Daehn Production Asst. NickPopp 38 Barbarous copies of Distribution Asst. the 3rd and 4th centuries Christine Olson by Tony Goodwin Rochelle Olson Art Parnell Nelson The Ca/atof (ISSN #10480986) is an independent journal published on the first day of each month at Page 16 175 South Main Street, Astrological omens Lodi, WI. It is circulated 2 The Celator's Point of View internationally through by Michael A. Molnar subscriptions and special distributions, 4 Letters to the Editor· Quotes from the Past Subscription rates, payable in U.S. funds, Book News are $24 per year 14 (second class) within the United States; 22 Just for Beginners by Wayne G. Sayles $30 to Canada; $48 per year to all other addresses (Air Printed 24 Coming Events Matter). Advertising and copy deadline is the first of each month. 26 People in the News· Profiles in Numismatics Unsolicited articles and news releases are welcome, however 27 Art and the Market publication cannot be Page 30 guaranteed. Second class postage paid Ineuse coinage 42 Coins of the Bible by Edward Janis (USPS #0(6077) of southern Italy at lodi, WI 53555. by William E. Daehn Copyright ell993, 46 Antiquities by David Uebert Celator, Inc. Postmaster: send address changes to P.O. Box 123, 47 Coin File - Trivia - Humor About the cover: lodi, WI 53555 Claudius as, winner of the "Best 608-592-4684 48 Professional Directory Condition" AncientCoin Academy (same lor FAX, after hours Award, Minerva reverse (Bob Levy activate with asterisk Collection.) 56 Index of Advertisers · Classifieds on touch tone phone) Deadline for the May issue is Thursday, April 1 as much information in your hands as possible. ~~ eekJM~ At the Chicago International Coin Fair, Bill Spengler and I entertained [I use the term advisedly] a group of Pobd oJ View. • • Turkoman coin enthusiasts under the auspices of Numismatics International. Commentary by Wayne G. Sayles The organization, which is composed of members specializing primarily in World, Ancient and Medieval coins, sponsors educational programs at a eaders who happen to glance instinct within all of us, more sharply number of conventions around the at the list of staff members honed in some than in others, to search I country. The audience numbered about who make The Celator hap­ for information about the past. One fifteen, a typical turnout for one of these pen each month can't help but II would think thatour educational system events. notice that this is very much a family might be responsible for striking the affair. This month we add anotherfam­ spark, but I wonder? The amount of During his introduction, Bill asked By member, my daughter Stephanie, to ancient history taught in today's typical how many present were subscribers to the roster. Stephanie has been involved high school curriculum is hardly inspir­ The Celator. The result was impressive in retail sales for the past six or seven ing, much less thought provoking. I and heartwanning, with all but three years; much of that time as a store man­ believe the seed is planted much earlier, responding affirmatively. Still, we need ager for a national chain. Her academic and all we have to do is nurture it. those other three collectors if we are training in marketing and management, At one time, it was unthinkable that going to expand and improve. You can along with the experiences gained in her an educated person not be schooled in help in this regard, by recommending us former position, willallow us to expand the Classics. Today, the average person to your friends who have an interest in our overall marketing program and pro­ on the street thinks of a 1957 Chevy antiquity. Your recommendation is the vide much bettersupport to our growing hardtop when you mention the word very best form of advertising in the world. We are happy to send out free sample copies to potential subscribers "We are truly engulfed in the Information Age... " who are recommended by our current readers. Just clip out the response fonn on our throw-away cover. And, by the clientele. Her past assignments have Classic. We try, within the editorial way, thanks for spending the 29¢ on our been in St. Louis and Minneapolis­ content of The Cefalor, to fan the flame behalf! now she has settled in the Madison area a little, but the print medium really has This seems to have been a particu­ and wedding bells will ring this July. its limitations. The publishing business larly taxing month (pardon the pun) and We're looking forward to her help, and is rapidly becoming a multi-media ac­ two of our regular contributors found it doesn't hurt to have a pretty face tivity, and the dissemination of infor­ themselves overcome with commit­ around the office; no offense intended mation is gaining in speed, quantity and ments. In place of David Hendin's Steve! quality at an exponential rate. New­ regular column we have graciously re­ Stephanie is not a numismatist, but comers to our hobby (especially the ceived premission from Ed Janis to she is interested in ancient art, history younger ones) absorb information at an present his article about Nerva 's Fiscus and coinage. Of course she's been ex­ incredible rate. It is a great challenge to Judaicus sestertius, which previously posed to ancient coins her entire life. provide vehicles for disseminating that appeared in The Shekel. In addition, our My first experiences with ancient coins information. highly respected and popular Reference occurred when she was less than two Last month, in this column, I men­ Reviewer, Dennis Kroh, lurned up years old. We lived in Adana, Turkey, tioned our growing involvement in book missing in action during a long and and it was not unusual for her to find publishing. This, of course, ties into the meandering trek across the Nonh father scrubbing wretched bronze coins discussion above. While I do not have American continent in search of ancient with a brass brush well into the night. I a specific announcement to make at this coin shows and collectors [OK, I know doubt she remembers much of that, time, I will say that we are also working you can 'I "tum up" missing-it's an old however. At lunch the other day she on some multi-media projects which Wisconsin phrase probably attributable asked big-brother Steve how we get will greatly aid collectors, researchers, to an unspecified ethnic group]. We people interested in ancient coins. Well, and educators in their pursuit of infor­ expect to see the return of both contri bu­ that's a topic of more than casual inter­ mation about ancient coins, art, culture tors next month, and sadly mourn their est to the commercial element of our and history. We are truly engulfed in temporary absence. fraternity! the lnfonnation Age, and you can rest Till next month, happy hunting for I'm not sure that we do "get people assured that The Celator will continue ancient treasures, and take a moment to interested". There seems to be a natural to develop delivery systems that place let us hear your point of view! 2 The Celator Monday, April 5th is the final day for consignments of single coins or collections to our June 14th Auction. For further information please contac t James Lamb or Christine Deussen , Christi e's Coin Department, 502 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022 TeL 212/546-1056 CHRISTIE'S April 1993 3 customers in many countries will ANS and Boston collections in the U.S. undoubtedly be more aware of what it or the British Museum, Berlin, takes to form a "great cottection" and will Bibtioth eque Nationale, Copenhagen, be able to help his customer along these Munich, Vienna, Brussels, Saint tine s. Scholars and numismaticmuseum Petersburg and other smaller ones in "experts" are usually out of touch with Europe), or building up one's own the market, and their opinions can be library-especiallywhen not within easy unreliable unless they happen to have reach of an institution's library. But all of done. or are doing. a die study in the these, and probably others, boil down to particular series. I suppose an ancient one simple axiom: One's own personal art expert (a rather vague term) would time, passion and hard work to the point be able to advise someone on what to of obsession are necessary to acquire buy, but in my opinion a person who the understanding and knowledge to Dedication essential cannot make his own choices and stand form a collection of Greek coins.
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